英语 自选模块练习 3

英语自选模块练习 3资料选编：段卫芳适用班级：高三（15）（16）班使用时间：2014年10月题号：05 科目：英语阅读理解（分两节，共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）It’s a classic image –a child hiding her head in her mother’s skirts when she meets a stranger, or a student becoming speechless with a red face when the teacher asks his name. The person must be shy. You may be shy yourself. But shyness isn’t that common, right? Wrong. ①It’s just that most people are shy privately. They appear confident on the surface, and in social situations they seem well adjusted. Only 15 to 20 percent of us fit the stereotype of the shy person –someone who is obviously uncomfortable with other people.②“It’s a feeling of self–consciousness,”says Rita Clark, a psychologist, “Shy people feel nervous and ill at ease.They may tremble, feel their hearts pounding, and have butterflies in the stomach. They worry about making a bad impression on people.” Shyness doesn’t necessarily show on the surface. In fact, people sometimes think that shy people are cold and uninterested in other people when really they are just afraid to meet them.You may be surprised to know who is actually very shy. One well-known talk-show host, whose show is watched by millions of viewers, has to plan pertormances down to the last detail – in order to appear easy-going and confident! ③“Other’ privately shy’people include politicians, teachers, and entertainers,” says Rita. “These people act outgoing when they’re doing their jobs, but they’re very unconfident socially.You’d be amazed how many public figures fit into this type.”Where does shyness come from? Researeh shows that some people are born shy. About 20percent of babies show a strong feeling of unease when they see strangers or find themselves in unfarniliar situations. Some scientists feel that such shyness is inborn. “Shy parents are more likely to have shy children than outgoing parents,” Rita says. “④We know that Japanese students are much shyer than Israeli students.”If 15 to 20 percent of shyness is innate, how do other people become shy? Children may become shy when they enter school or meet new challenges. Adolescents may suffer from an identity crisis and become shy. Adults can become shy when confronted by problems like divorce or job loss. Whatever the reasons, shy people suffer from teasing and well meaning comments like, “Has the cat got your tongue?” They are often lonely and unhappy in social situations.But scientists say there is hope for shyness.Whether you are born shy or made shy, with patience and practice, you will be able to quiet the butterflies in your stomach.第一节根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D和E中选出最适合填入短文空白处的选项，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。

选项中有一项是多余选项。

A.What exactly is shyness?B.And shyness can be culturally determined.C.Shy people get rejected sometimes in social situations.D.But he seldom meets people socially because he is too shy.E.Shyness probably affects 40 to 50 percent of all people in North America.第二节根据短文所给的信息，用一个完整的句子回答下面的问题，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。

⑤What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean?题号：06 科目：英语天空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式，并将序号及相应的答案写在答题纸上。

As a wrestler(摔跤选手)，I know how much fun it is to win. In fact, there are few things that I enjoy ①__________ . However, I think it is important that we teach athletes how to love a sport and enjoy it for all it has to offer. Competitiveness is great, ②_________ sometimes the pressures of being the best can overload teenagers.I see and hear wrestlers day in and day out talk about how hard ③__________ is to love the sport because of the demands it takes to be the best. Pressure to win ④__ （put）upon wrestlers in many different ways. For example, our coach is a great coach, and I know that he cares ⑤_______ every one of his wrestlers, but every time that I walk out on that mat, I hear his words echoing（回响）in my mind：“You are a West Lincoln wrestler; and you will win.”How can I ⑥_________ feel pressure to win, and pain after losing, with that in mind? So if I do lose, I go home and cry because I feel that I ⑦___________ (let) my coach and myself down. However, this doesn’t last long because homework has to be done, and I have to sleep sometime, ⑧________ . Then there is the never-ending concern with making weight for the next match.I remember how much fun wrestling was in eighth grade, even though I did not win a single match. I always loved practices, and I always thought they ended too quickly. I know I would ⑨__________ wrestling if I decided to quit. I just wish I could return to the ⑩_____________ when making weight was not a problem and when losing did not matter as long as I gave 100 percent.。